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Home values, rents and more in Essex, VT

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$471,000
Metro: $462,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−0.5%
Metro: +0.1% · U.S.: +1.2%
Typical rent
$2,332/mo
Metro: $2,592 · U.S.: $1,932
Population
11,516
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$110,199
Metro: $93,043 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Essex, VT, shaded by typical home valueEssex05452054650540305404
  • Under $460k
  • $460k–$470k
  • $470k–$540k
  • $540k–$560k
  • $560k+
  • No data
ZIP codes around Essex, VT, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Essex is outlined.

How Essex compares

The typical home in Essex, VT is worth about $471,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Essex are about the same as the typical value in the Burlington metro area ($462,000) and 29% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Essex fell 0.5%, compared with +0.1% in the Burlington metro area and +1.2% nationally.

Typical rent is $2,332 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 10% below the Burlington metro area ($2,592) and 21% above the U.S. ($1,932).

The median household income is $110,199, against $93,043 in the Burlington metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 11,516 people live in Essex (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Essex has the 15th-highest typical home value of the 35 cities in the Burlington metro area and the 40th-highest of 240 in Vermont with Zillow figures.

Part of: Chittenden County, VT · Burlington metro area · Vermont

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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